The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Movie Details

Original Title The Shanghai Gesture

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.3

Cast

Victor Mature

Doctor Omar

Popularity: 0.7

Ona Munson

'Mother' Gin Sling

Popularity: 0.2

Gene Tierney

Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Popularity: 0.6

Walter Huston

Sir Guy Charteris

Popularity: 0.8

Phyllis Brooks

Dixie Pomeroy

Popularity: 0.2

Albert Bassermann

Van Elst

Popularity: 1.5

Maria Ouspenskaya

The Amah

Popularity: 0.5

Eric Blore

Caesar Hawkins

Popularity: 3.9

Ivan Lebedeff

Boris

Popularity: 0.2

Mike Mazurki

The Coolie

Popularity: 0.9

Clyde Fillmore

Percival Montgomery Howe

Popularity: 0.1

Grayce Hampton

Lady Blessington

Popularity: 1.3

Key Crew

Editor Sam Winston

Producer Arnold Pressburger, Albert de Courville

Director Josef von Sternberg

Writer Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Karl Vollmöller

Production

Arnold Pressburger Films

United Artists

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Keywords

casino shanghai, china gambling gigolo film noir showgirl

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Jan 8, 2023

"Sir Guy Charteris" (Walter Huston) is an entrepreneurial British developer who has his eyes on the gin-palace of "Mother Gin Sling" (Ona Munson). The latter woman is running her successful den of iniquity and has no intention of acquiescing to the venal aspirations of her new nemesis. Determined to ... Read more